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Born in Bari, Procacci debuted as a producer in the late 1980s, when he co-founded with Renzo Rossellini and others the production company Vertigo. [1] In 1990 he founded the company Fandango, which debuted with a box office hit, Sergio Rubini's La stazione . [1] He soon specialized in producing small-budget art films directed by young directors. [1] In 1992, he started a long collaboration with Rolf de Heer, producing and even distributing his films in Italy, and in 2002 he co-founded with de Heer, Richard Lowenstein, Sue Murray and Bryce Menzies the production company Fandango Australia. [1]
Procacci won four David di Donatello Awards for best producer, and four Silver Ribbons in the same category. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
In 2014, Procacci had a son with Kasia Smutniak, whom he married in September 2019. [7]
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